FinTech North Leeds Conference 2019

A multi-stream, full-day conference for the Leeds FinTech community

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Agenda


Breakfast and networking

8:00 am Breakfast served in Merchant's Hall


Welcome

9:00 am Welcome to the FinTech North Leeds Conference 2019

Julian Wells - Director, Whitecap Consulting & FinTech North

9:05 am Opening address

Chris Sier - FinTech Envoy, HM Treasury


Plenary session

9:15 am The Northern Economy and FinTech

Henri Murison - Director, Northern Powerhouse Partnership

9:30 am Innovation in a Regulated Environment

Nick Cook - Director of Innovation , FCA

9:45 am UK & Global Tech Trends in Financial Services

Ruth Milligan - Head of Financial Services & Payments, Tech UK

10:00 am FinTech Start-ups and Regional Initiatives

Greg Michel - Head of FinTech, Tech Nation

10:15 am The Future of Payments

Gregor Dobbie - UK Managing Director, Vocalink

10:30 am Open Banking: Our Story So Far

John James - Head of Digital Product, first direct


Break

10:45 am Refreshments served in Merchant's Hall


The Northern FinTech Economy

11:15 am FinTech in the Leeds City Region

Eve Roodhouse - Chief Officer, Economic Development, Leeds City Council

11:30 am FinTech Scotland: The Story So Far

Stephen Ingledew - CEO, FinTech Scotland

11:45 am Panel: Skills, Hubs and Innovation in Leeds

Andrew Maeer - Managing Director, Amsource Technology

Eve Roodhouse - Chief Officer, Economic Development, Leeds City Council

Chelsea Hardy - Nexus Engagement Manager, Nexus - University of Leeds

Iain Clacher - Associate Professor, University of Leeds

George Lodorfos - Dean, Leeds Business School, Leeds Beckett University

Stephen Ingledew - CEO, FinTech Scotland


Lunch

12:30 pm Lunch served in Merchant's Hall


Tailor's Room - Build a chatbot with BJSS (register by emailing info@fintechnorth.uk)

1:30 pm You won't need any coding skills or prior knowledge, just bring your ideas for ways to use speech and text interfaces to improve the financial services customer experience.


Three afternoon sessions covering a broad range of FinTech topics

1:30 pm

Tweed Suite

FinTech North

A range of FinTech innovators will cover topics including growth, diversity and funding.

1:30 pm

Welcome

Stefan Haase - Director, Whitecap Consulting


1:35 pm

Nationwide's £50m FinTech Investment

Lois Ollerenshaw - Venture Principal, NBS Ventures, Nationwide


1:45 pm

The Panintelligence Story

Zandra Moore - CEO, Panintelligence


1:55 pm

The Buckzy Story

Rob Palmer - Chief Customer Officer, Buckzy


2:05 pm

DealTrak: Building an Automotive FinTech in Leeds

Martin Hill - Managing Director, DealTrak


2:15 pm

Panel: FinTech and Funding in the Leeds City Region

Greg Michel - Head of FinTech, Tech Nation

Lois Ollerenshaw - Venture Principal, NBS Ventures, Nationwide

Dan Rajkumar - Managing Director, White Label Crowdfunding

Paul Grace - Head of Customer Banking, Leeds City Region, CYBG

Stuart Brown - Regional Champion, Yorkshire, Capital Pilot


2:50 pm

Championing Diversity in FinTech

Clare Black - Head of Communications and Diversity, Innovate Finance


3:00 pm

Panel: FinTech skills & diversity in Leeds City Region

Amul Batra - Director, Northcoders

Sarah Tulip - Co-founder, Women in Leeds Digital

Karen Burns - Innovations Labs Events Manager, BJSS


Wool Room

Mortgages, hosted by Computershare

An interactive showcase of the latest FinTech developments in the mortgage market.

1:30 pm

Welcome and introduction

Andrew Freeley - Chief Commercial Officer, Computershare


1:40 pm

MortgageTech Overview

Michael Walker - Associate Partner, EY


1:50 pm

FinTech - The YBS Perspective

Stephen Grimwade - Enterprise Design Lead, Strategy & Digital, Yorkshire Building Society


2:05 pm

Building a Mortgage FinTech

Richard Hayes - CEO, Mojo Mortgages


2:20 pm

Mortgages - The Tech Perspective

Andy Thompson - General Manager EMEA, Sandstone Technology


2:30 pm

FlyBits

Daniel De Wolf - Sales Director, UK, Flybits


2:40 pm

FinTech and Debt Advice

Peter Tutton - Head of Policy, StepChange


2:50 pm

Panel: MortgageTech

Julian Wells - Director, Whitecap Consulting & FinTech North

Richard Hayes - CEO, Mojo Mortgages

Andrew Freeley - Chief Commercial Officer, Computershare

Stephen Grimwade - Enterprise Design Lead, Strategy & Digital, Yorkshire Building Society

Andy Thompson - General Manager EMEA, Sandstone Technology

Daniel De Wolf - Sales Director, UK, Flybits

Peter Tutton - Head of Policy, StepChange


Denim Room

RegTech, hosted by DAC Beachcroft

RegTech equips FS with tools to ensure regulatory compliance but is also there to protect customers.

1:30 pm

Welcome from the session chair

Chris Sier - FinTech Envoy, HM Treasury


1:35 pm

My Customer Journey, as a Tech Lawyer and Tech Consumer

Prakash Kerai - Partner & FinTech Lead, DAC Beachcroft


1:45 pm

Working Through Regulatory Complexity with Technology

Tom Simpson - Director of Compliance, Yorkshire Building Society


2:00 pm

Supporting Suppliers and Their Customers with Regulation

Peter Thomas - Senior Manager, PRA Data, Bank of England


2:15 pm

A Showcase of Supporting RegTech Innovators

Jonathan Drechsler - Head of Business Development, Recordsure

Ryan Morrison - Director, Tru Narrative

Sophie Devlin - Senior Associate, DAC Beachcroft


3:00 pm

Panel: Meshing Technology, Innovation and Regulation with Customer Need

Nick Cook - Director of Innovation , FCA

Tom Simpson - Director of Compliance, Yorkshire Building Society

Peter Thomas - Senior Manager, PRA Data, Bank of England

Michael Peeters - Partner, DAC Beachcroft

Valeria Gallo - Adviser – Technology Policy and Innovation, ICO

Prakash Kerai - Partner & FinTech Lead, DAC Beachcroft



Break

3:30 pm Refreshments served in Merchant's Hall

Armin Eiber - Head of Financial Services, BJSS


Closing speeches - Innovation and the Future of FinTech

4:00 pm Champagne Keynote: Coopetition in a World of FinTechs and Established Banks

Armin Eiber - Head of Financial Services, BJSS

4:15 pm FinTech Lessons from the Dark Web - An Interactive Session with Market Gravity

Alex Cole - Senior Consultant, Market Gravity

4:45 pm Closing remarks


Drinks and networking, sponsored by Deloitte

5:00 pm Continue the conversations over drinks


FinTech North Leeds Conference 2019

Was held at.


Cloth Hall Court
Quebec Street
Leeds
LS1 2HA

E: info@fintechnorth.uk
T: 0113 350 5350

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